Window and door screen.



A. 0. DAVIS.

WINDOW AND DOOR SCREEN. APPLICATION FILED OCT 12 1908 928,366.

A. G. DAVIS.

, WINDOW,AND DOOR SCREEN.

APPLICATION TILED 00T.12, 1903.

928,366, Patented July 20, 1909. 3SHEETS-SHEET z.

Zfl 24 anuunfoz A. G. DAVIS. WINDOW AND DOOR SCRBEN.

APPLICATION TILED OUT.12,1908 928,366, Patented July 20, 1909.

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isa horizontal sectional View, on an enlarged form'of screen exhibitedin Fig. 1 applied to destructihle, so that a houseonce fitted with ,is avies in rear elevation of the screen:

- taken on the line 9-9, Fig. 8,and looking ;;i.er ;tr screen displayedin Fig. 5 applied to viewtakenpn the line 11-11, Fig.1 10 and ALEXANDERflsIDAVIS, or BATTLE GROUND, INDIANA.

lWlN'DOW .ANID DOOR SCREEN.

Nol 928,366} Specification ofl Letters Patent. Patented Julylw, 1909.

Application filed Gctober 1%, 1908. Serial No. 457,362.

To cilia/tom it may concern:

Illc it known that I, ALEXANDER G. DAJVIS,; a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at' Battle Ground, in the county of Tippecanoe andState of Indiana, have invented a new, and useful Nindow and DoorScreen, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to window and door screens.-

'lheobject of the invention is to provide; :i'screen of'the iibovecharacter in which the Wire falo'ric or screening surface shell beassemble'd with the frame in such manner as, that when it becomesuseless fronrrust or injury, it may readily; be detached from the frameariid 'su'hstitiiitedhy u new screensurfeee, Without in tiny y injuringor marring the frame; Fiirtheimo'ife, to provide a screen in whichthefraine [shall be practically non the screens will neverhave toreplace the frames, but inerely'supply new screen fabric as required. I

\Vith the above and other objects in View, as will appear the nature oftheinvention is better understood, the same consists in the novelconstruction and combinationof ports ofa window or door screen, as willbe here :ihefter fullydescribed and claimed.

'In th'e accompanying drawings-forming it part of this specification,and in which like; characters of; freference indicate correspond i in gparts? figure 1 is a View in elevation, partly in section, showing awindow screen positioned in a window *ume. Fig, 2 is a. similar view ofthe screen. taken from the op posite side to that shown in Fig. 1. Fig.3

scale, taken onthe line 3-3, Fig. 2. .Figyd;

frame, Figl '5 is u icw in elevation ofaslightly modified form ofscreen. Fig, 6 is a'similar View taken from the opposite side; of thescreen tothatshown in Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is a horizontal sectional View, onan enr larged scale, taken on the line 7 7, Fig. 6 Fig. 8 isa View inelevation displaying the a door. Fig. 9 is a horizontal sectional Viewin the direction of the arrow thereon. Fig. L0 is a V ew similar to Fig.8 showing the e door, Fig, '11 is a horizontal s ctionel l Referring tothe drawings and to Figs. 1,

3 and l; thereof, the-invention is shown as embodied in a window screen,and as its application to adoo'r will be. readily understood, detailedillustration thereof is omitted.

The screen embodies a frame comprising side members 1 and 2 and .endmembers 3 and at, the four members being constructed from a single pieceof metal, approximately l.-shaped-in cross section,--and incised atthree points in its length to permit the strip of meta-l to be bentto-rectnngular form, as shown in Fig. i. Preferably, there will be butthree incisions, thus leaving one corner of the frame open while theother three corners are solid, but if preferred four incisions may beemployed 'and this will throw the open ends of oneof the frame membersat any point intermediate ofits length. In order to secure a continuousperimeter to the frame, and also to reinforce the same ut the corners,triangular cleats 5 are employed, one being disposed at each corner ofthe frame and being secured to the members thereof by rive '3. As willbe seen by refsecured to them the wire netting 12, which may be of anypreferred character, and held assembled with the'flanges by aclamp ,orband .13, between which and the outer walls of the flanges 11 thenetting is firmly sembled with the flanges 11 by screws or bolts 14:, ofwhich any desired number may be employed, two on each side inthisinclamp in position. The screws let pass through uni-breaded.openings 15 in the flanges 11 and engage the band. The band isconstructed ofu length of metal and is designed to fit tightly inchingin the direetiori'of the arrowthereon.

taround the flanges 1'], so that when foroed threaded openings in erenceto Fig.2, he outer edges of the cleats l signed to fit Withinthe windowframe, have "clamped. The clamp or band is held us- '10s stance beingshown as serving to hold the A lie ' held in position by rivets sideframe members 19 has as shown in Fig. 3, the netting into position,

be firmly held positioned but will not only will be stretched and beprevented from, bagflanges 8, and will therefore offer no 'obstruction.to the proper positioning of the frame within a Window frame.

In the form of invention shown in Figs. 5, 3, and 7 the frame isconstructed of channeled iron in one piece, and has metal removed atthree points in its length on its inner edge to permit it to be bent torectangular form as shown. The corners of the frame are reinforced byclips 17 that are 18. Each of the connected with it for swingingmovement a pair of approximately L-shaped turn buttons 20, while eachend frame member 21 has connected with it a single turn button 22constructed and operating in the same manner as thoseon the side framemembers. These turn buttons are designed to hold a clamp within thechannel of the frame members, the clamp, in this instance, being shownas constructed from a round bar of metal and serves effectively tostretch the netting 12 and also to secure it in a positive manner to theframe members The frame is designed to fit within a window frame in thesame manner as the form of the invention shown in Figs. 1%, but beingdevoid of the flanges to bear against the window frame, keepers 24ersprovided two in this instance being shown as held assembled with each ofthe side frame members by rivets 25, the inner ends of each of thekeepers being bent to lie against the inner face of the side framemembers, as indicated at 26 in Fig. 5. Each of these keepers is providedwith a longitudinal slot 27 to receive a screw, nail, or otherequivalent form of attaching device for securing the screen frame to thewindow frame.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that when he wirenetting on either form of screen becomes worthless, it may readily bereplaced, leaving the frame intact, and further, that the re-netting ofa frame will require no special implement for the to re move the screwsshown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, or swing the turn buttons 20 shown in Figs.5-7, in order to release the netting clamps 13 or 23.

ceases As shown in Figs. 8 and 9, the screen shown in Fig. 1 can readilybe applied to a door by riveting hinges 28 to one of the flan es 8, andscrewing these hinges to one of tie side posts 29 of a door frame. willbe seen by reference to Fig. 9, the flanges 8 will bear against theouter sides of the posts, while the flaiwes 11 will project into thedoor frame, the flange opposite that carrying the hinges operating as astop to limit the inward closing of the door.

As shown in Fig. 10, the screen shown in Fig. 5 may be applied to a doorby riveting 19, the hinges being secured by screws or the like to thedoor post Owin to the construction of the frame in this ast embodimentof invention, the screen frame will fit within the door frame, and inorder to limit its inward movement, a stop 32 will be provided, which issecured in the usual manner to one of the door posts, and will thussecure the obj cot sought.

I claim 1. An article of the class described comprising a frameconstructed from a length of metal having angularly disposed portions,and having one of said portions incised up to the other portion and saidother portion being bent to right angular form at the incisious, anettin disposed against t is bent portion of the frame, means forclamping the netting thereagainst, and reinforcing strips secured to theincised portion at the corners of the frame.

2. An article of the class described com prising a frame constructedfrom a length of metal, L-shaped in cross section and having one of itsflanges incised and its other flange bent to rectangular form at theincisions, reinforcing cleats secured to the incised flange at thecorners of the frame, a netting dis osed against the other flange, aclamp screen thereagainst, and fastening means passing through theclamp, last named flange, and netting.

prising a frame constructed from a length of metal, substantiallyL-shaped in cross sec tion and having one of its flanges incised and itsother flange bent to rectangular form, reinforcin cleats secured to theincised flange at the corners of the frame, a netting disposed again:the other flange, a clamp inc osing the latter flange and binding thenetting thereagainst and lying within the planes of the edges of theframe, and means for securing the clamp to the last named flange.

4. The combination with a casing, of a screen comprising a frameapproximately L.- shaped in cross section and having one flange disposedwithin and the other flange ar ranged against the casing, a netting, aclamp hinges 30 to one of the side frame members inc'osing the latterflange and bindingthe 3. An article of the class described com- I I Theclamp and flange one flange disposed within the window casin 928,366 8inclosin the first named flange and binding prising a frame constructedfrom a length the netting thereagainst, means for holding of metalhaving angularly disposed portions, assembled, and means and incised upto one of said portions, the for securing the frame to the casing.latter portion being bent to rlght angular 5. The combination with aWindowcasing, form at the incisions, a netting disposed of a-screencomprising a frame appi oniagainst one of the portions of the matelyL-shapedin cross section and, having and means fo"clamping the nettingand tllefiother against. 7 flange arranged against thefcasing a netting,In testimony that I claim the foregoing a clamp inclosin the first namedflange andv as my own, I have hereto affixed my sigbinding the nettingthereagainst, means for nature in the presence of two Witnesses. holdingthe c'lampand flange assembled, and ALEXANDER O. DAVIS. means fordetachably securing the frame to Witnesses:

J. B. SHAW C. A. BURNETT.

there- 6. An article of the'class deseribedcomt frame,

